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Alberta James Fox and Michael Sveen May 1990 Lethbridge Oct 1982 Glenmore Reservoir Garganey Ancient Murrelet Rare & Notable Birds – Alberta James Fox and Michael Sveen Dec 2005 Lake Minnewanka Sept 2011 Raymond Black Vulture King Eider North American Birds Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? North American Birds is a journal published by the American Bird Association. North American Birds • ‘journal of record’ for birders • mission is to provide a complete overview of the changing panorama of North America’s birdlife including: – outstanding records – range extensions and contractions – population dynamics – change in migration patterns – change in seasonal occurrence. Winter (December to February) Spring (March to May) Four issues per year: Summer (June to July) Fall (August to November) In each issue you will find • thirty-four (34) regional reports organized taxonomically and produced by some of North America’s top birders • A comprehensive summary of an entire season including: – If migration was early or late – Nesting season success by species – Which irruptive species invaded and where – Species range expansion or contraction – Species in decline – Where rare birds were found – Information for planning your next birding trip Alberta Record Compilers • Compilers – James Fox – Michael Sveen – Milton Spitzer – Yousif Attia • Advisors – Dr. Jocelyn Hudon – Michael Harrison Alberta is part of the PRAIRIE PROVINCES REGION with Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Compiling Records • A team of birders, ornithologists and biologists work together to collect and compile rare and notable bird records from all over Alberta. An Alberta report is written using these records. • The PRAIRIE PROVINCE REGIONAL editors use the provincial reports to write a region wide report that is published in the North American Birds Journal. • To receive a copy of the Alberta Reports, please email Alberta compiler James Fox at [email protected] To join the American Birding Association, visit http://aba.org To subscribe to North American Birds please visit http://publications.aba.org/north-american-birds What does rare & notable mean? • A rare species • Larger numbers of a given species • A species outside of its expected spatial range • A species outside of its expected temporal range • Aberrant plumage • Hybrids Rare and notable can mean a rare species such as… Crested Caracara July 16th, 2015 – Jasper National Park – Tucker Wilde Costa’s Hummingbird November 16th, 2015 – Sherwood Park – Vincent Cottrell Great-tailed Grackle Photo Gerry Fox May 25th, 2015 – Hill Springs – Todd Boland Rare and notable can mean a large number of birds such as… Red Knots 400 Red Knots May 31st, 2016 – Rolling Hills Slough – James + Gerry Fox A flock of 100,000 Snow Geese Rare and notable can mean a bird seen out of its expected range such as… Long-billed Curlew May 26th - June 1st 2004 – Fort Smith, AB Whooping Crane June 5th , 2016 – Grande Prairie – Robert Moffatt Rare and notable can mean a bird seen out of its expected date range such as… Brown Thrasher December 17th, 2015 – Calgary – Bernard Tremblay Rare and notable can mean a regular species with aberrant plumage such as… An all white House Sparrow seen in August 2016 by Manna Parseyan Rare and notable can mean a hybrid such as… Mallard x Northern Pintail Weed Lake – April 7th, 2017 – Michael Harrison Rare and notable can mean a lack of certain species such as… Lack of Species • Tennessee and Black-throated Green Warblers in Northeastern Alberta • Possible connection to forest fires? Monthly Summary: May 2016 White-faced Ibis May 14th – Lake Annette, Jasper National Park Deb Joly Lesser Goldfinch May 15th – Cochrane – Linda Vaxwick White-winged Dove May 15th – Cardston – Bob Pruner Northern Mockingbird May 17th – Douglasdale, Calgary – Jerry Kwasnitza Lewis’s Woodpecker May 21-28th – Waterton National Park Photo by Ted McKen Great Egret May 24th Tyrell Lake Shannon Snow Reported May 25th by David Scott Arctic Tern May 26th – Langdon Slough, Calgary – Yousif Attia Northern Mockingbird May 26th – Kinbrook Provincial Park – Michael Sveen May 26th – Cooking Lake – Andrew Davies Whooping Crane Northern Mockingbird May 28-30th – Banff National Park – Amar Athwal May – No Photos Northern Mockingbird – May 26th – Fort McLeod – Nick Parayko Lewis’s Woodpecker – May 26th – 1 km west of Waterton – Nancy West Scarlet Tanager – May 31st – Glenmore Park – Ray Wershler Monthly Summary: June 2016 Whooping Crane June 5th – Grande Prairie – Robert Moffatt Sage Thrasher June 11th – Wildhorse – Colton Prins + Mackenzie Fai June – No Photos Sage Thrasher – June 11th – Wildhorse – Doug Martin Lazuli Bunting – June 13th – Grande Prairie – Rae Weniger Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – June 20th – Edmonton – Patricia Sharpe Wood Thrush – June 21st – Calgary – Mike Resch Western Bluebird – June 27th – east of Waterton National Park – James + Gerry Fox Monthly Summary: July 2016 Eastern Bluebird July 4th – Cypress Hills PP – James Fox, Gerry Fox, Vince Cottrell July 6 – 30th – Buffalo Lake – Chris Pfeifle Photo by Ken Gade Great Egret Northern Mockingbird July 12th – Vulcan County – Ela Thakore Sage Thrasher July 16th – Taber – Lloyd Bennett Ferruginous Hawk July 29th – Sunshine Meadows Banff NP Gailon Brehm July – No Photos Green Heron – July 21st – North Edmonton – Witek Gierulski Black-chinned Hummingbird – July 30th – Crowsnest Pass – Pat Lucas Black-chinned Hummingbird – July 30th – Mountain View – Nancy West Monthly Summary: August 2016 August 9th – Lake Louise – Michelle Belanger Sage Thrasher August 28th Medicine Hat Yousif Attia Northern Mockingbird August – No Photos Smith’s Longspur – August 27th – Seven Person’s – Yousif Attia Monthly Summary: September 2016 September 5th – Calgary – Dave Russum Lesser Black-backed Gull Blue-winged Warbler September 6-7th, Inglewood Bird Sanctuary – John Riddell and Calgary Bird Banding Society Sabine’s Gull September 9th – Maligne Lake – James Boccia Photo by Jill Seaton Black-throated Blue Warbler September 23-27th – Canmore – Ethan & Neil Denton PLAY AUDIO Western Screech Owl September 26th – Calgary – Diane Ramsay Monthly Summary: October 2016 Iceland Gull (Thayer’s) October 3rd – Calgary – George Best Iceland Gull October 9th – Inglewood Golf Club George Best & Wlad Franco-Valias Sharp-tailed Sandpiper October 10-11th – Coal Lake – Gerald Romanchuk Black Scoter October 10th – Glenmore Reservoir John Thompson & Michael Harrison (pc) Western Screech Owl October 11th Calgary Diane Ramsay October 15th Peigan Trail Gull Pond + Dump Michael Harrison Glaucous-winged Gull October 15th Peigan Trail Gull Pond + Dump Michael Harrison Iceland Gull Flammulated Owl October 19th – Nose Hill Park Calgary – Karl Hentze October 26th – Lethbridge – Ken Orich Bay-breasted Warbler Anna’s Hummingbird October 29th – November 19th – Hinton – Beth McCallum American Black Duck October 30th – Seebe Dam – Ethan & Neil Denton October – No Photos Smith’s Longspur – Ocotber 1st – Medicine Hat – Michael Sveen Little Gull – October 1st – Coal Lake – Edmonton Nature Club Yellow-billed Loon – October 2nd – Lake Wabamun – Connor Charchuk & Nick Parayko Smith’s Longspur – October 6th – Medicine Hat – Colton Prins Black Scoter – October 31st Glenmore Reservoir Calgary Richard Clarke Monthly Summary: November 2016 Sabine’s Gull November 1st – 5th Kitsim Reservoir Michael Harrison November 1st – 19th – Frank Lake – Greg Wagner Brant November 7th – Fox Creek – Kelly and Joan Kerr Cattle Egret Brant November 20th – Seebe Dam - Malcolm + Joan McDonald Photo by Michael Sveen November – No Photos Red-throated Loon – Bill Wilson – Glenmore Reservoir, Calgary American Black Duck – Martin & Patricia Sharp – Seebe Dam, Seebe Monthly Summary: December 2016 Brown Thrasher December 1st – Canmore – Ethan & Neil Denton Baird’s Sandpiper December 3rd – Frank Lake – Mike Mulligan & Phil Cram White-winged Dove December 5th – Fort McMurray – Christine Godwin Brown Thrasher December 18th – Airdrie – Heinrich Lohmann .
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